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woudn't be much smaller though - though I have to admit, widescreen isn't
usefull for quite a few things - office apps to web pages. I prefer 4:3
screen over 1.6:1
to most apps.
Movies & digital TV look great on widescreen monitor though.
"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> I'm too lazy to do the geometry math, but .4 inches is roughly 1/30, while
> 260 pixels (over 1000 pixels) is roughly 20% more.
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> So, 1280x800 has smaller text.
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> Tom
> "Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi
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>> Which one of these resolution has smaller text size?
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>> 15 XGA : 1024 x 700
>> 15.4 WXGA: 1280 x 800
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>> Cheers
>> Sharp
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